Quick Compare: Featured Gaming Laptops

MSI Stealth Overview

The 17.3" GS75 Stealth Gaming Laptop from MSI is designed for gamers who are looking for a balance between performance and portability. Specs-wise, it's equipped with a 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7-9750H six-core processor, 32GB of DDR4 memory, a 512GB NVMe SSD, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070. Thanks to its dedicated graphics card, you'll be able to enable additional graphical options and turn up in-game settings to enjoy games at their best. Additionally, its 17.3" 1920 x 1080 Full HD IPS display features a 144 Hz refresh rate and a 3 ms response time for fluid gaming. Should you need more storage, you can connect external storage solutions using its multiple USB ports. Other integrated features include Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, a backlit keyboard, a webcam, microphones, speakers, and audio jacks. The operating system installed is Windows 10 Pro (64-Bit).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20-Series

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20-series graphics cards are built on the Turing architecture featuring AI and ray tracing technologies for enhanced detail quality. With a dedicated graphics card, you'll be able to enable additional in-game graphical options and crank up visual settings to enjoy games at their best.

Thunderbolt 3

Thunderbolt 3 is a hardware interface that utilizes the reversible USB Type-C connector. Doubling the speed of its predecessor, Thunderbolt 3 features a maximum throughput of 40 Gb/s when used with compatible devices. The connector also transmits data via USB 3.1 at up to 10 Gb/s, and dual-bandwidth DisplayPort 1.2 allows you to connect up to two 4K displays simultaneously. Additionally, you can daisy chain up to six devices from a single Thunderbolt 3 port.

Equipped with Killer Ethernet, this laptop can provide you with a smoother gaming experience by automatically prioritizing game traffic. You can also manually adjust the bandwidth and prioritize applications as needed.

Windows 10 Pro

Start Menu

After its hiatus in Windows 8, the Start Menu has returned. Utilizing a combination of the traditional menu system and Windows 8's Live Tiles, the improved Start Menu gives you more information at a glance, showing notification information alongside your applications and other pinned items.

Cortana

Microsoft's digital personal assistant, Cortana can answer your questions with information gleaned from both your device and the internet at large. You can type or even talk with her, if your system has a microphone. Using her Laptop, Cortana keeps track of your needs and wants, and she learns over time to improve her information gathering skills.

Microsoft Edge

After nearly 20 years, Microsoft has finally replaced its Internet Explorer web browser. With Microsoft Edge, users can write directly on web pages and share notes with friends and colleagues. It also improves the online reading experience by adding a distraction-free mode and read-it-later functionality. Edge also has built-in Cortana integration; you can have her help you find a restaurant, make a reservation, and pull up directions without leaving your browser.

Windows Store

For Windows 10, Microsoft has unified the Windows Store. Now, apps for PCs, tablets, and phones will all be accessible from one place. And with support for Universal Apps, one version of an app can work across all your compatible devices automatically.

Windows Continuum

Windows 10 was designed for a variety of screen sizes and input styles, and with its Continuum feature, it automatically adapts to fit your needs. A Windows 10 tablet on its own requires a touch-centric approach, but attaching a mouse and keyboard will shift everything to a more traditional interface. You can even attach an external monitor to your Windows 10 phone for a near-desktop experience. But it's not just the operating system; Windows Universal Apps take advantage of Continuum as well.

Xbox on Windows 10

Gaming is a big focus of Windows 10. Xbox integration allows for PC players to match up against Xbox One players on supported games, and if you have an Xbox One, you can even stream compatible titles to your PC. Native support for recording with the new Game DVR feature makes it easy to capture and share your gameplay. The new DirectX12 takes better advantage of multi-core processors, giving games a performance boost, even on older hardware. Windows 10 also features native support for virtual reality headsets, such as the Oculus Rift.

Windows 10 Pro

The Pro version of Windows 10 includes all of the features of Windows 10 Home plus many designed specifically for business users, including Hyper-V virtualization, BitLocker disk encryption, and remote desktop access. Devices will also be able to join domains and the Azure Active Directory, and they can even access a specialized version of the Windows Store featuring custom, company-specific applications.